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Since April, SpaceX has been landing rocket boosters like it's no big deal. Droneship landings, land landings, whatevs. But the Orlando Sentinel reports that later this year, SpaceX is going to step up its game by trying to land three first stage rockets within minutes of each other. The purpose isn't necessarily to show off, but because the Falcon Heavy--SpaceX's...

Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today introduced the industry's fastest 5.7-kVRMS isolated dual-channel gate driver, the first of a new gate driver family in TI's isolation portfolio. The UCC21520's flexible, universal compatibility enables its use as an isolated driver in low-side, high-side, high-side/low-side or half-bridge power management designs. With its integrated components, advanced protection features and optimized switching performance,...

The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is not at all about breaking with the past. Instead, the focus is on a more intelligent use of existing assets to tap into the potential of the IIoT. Factors such as devices’ longevity, the simplicity of serial-to-Ethernet communication, and cost considerations are driving the serial-to-Ethernet phenomenon in the IIoT. Issues of Connecting RS-232/422/485...

Vishay Intertechnology Precision Non-Magnetic Thin Film Chip Resistors Deliver High Power Ratings to 6 W in Small Sizes Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. (NYSE: VSH) today introduced a new series of high-power, surface-mount, precision non-magnetic thin film chip resistors. Built on aluminum nitride substrates, the Vishay Dale Thin Film PCNM series offers power ratings of 2 W and 6 W in compact...

RS Components (RS), the trading brand of Electrocomponents plc(LSE:ECM), the global distributor for engineers, and Intersil Corporation(NASDAQ:ISIL), a leading provider of innovative power management and precision analogue solutions, have announced a distribution agreement that allows RS to offer the complete Intersil product range to its customers in all territories worldwide. The Intersil product range, including solutions for battery management, digital...

STMicroelectronics has successfully certified its cryptographic library for STM32 microcontrollers according to the US Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program (CAVP) , helping customers prove the security of their new products quickly and cost-effectively. An extension to the STM32Cube software package, the X-CUBE-CRYPTOLIB library is ready for use in security-conscious STM32-based applications including Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices, point-of-sale terminals, smart meters, access-control systems,...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the new SENSORSHLD1-EVK-101 Sensor Shield evaluation kit from ROHM Semiconductor. This second-generation Sensor Shield integrates 10 onboard sensors into a board with an Arduino Uno R3-compatible layout to ensure the kit works with existing open source prototyping platforms. The ROHM SENSORSHLD1-EVK-101 Sensor Shield evaluation kit, available from Mouser Electronics, enables design engineers to create...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the new Thunderboard React kit fromSilicon Labs. Thunderboard React is a cloud-connected, Bluetooth Smart-enabled evaluation kit that enables designers to create, evaluate, and develop their own unique sensor-to-cloud connectivity applications for the Internet of Things(IoT). The complete solution collects sensor data and, through a mobile app, seamlessly connects Thunderboard React to a real-time cloud...

Mouser Electronics, Inc. is proud to announce that for the fifth straight year it is sponsoring the Shine Runners Racing Company from Ben Barber Career and Technology Academy in Mansfield, Texas, as it competes in the 2016 Solar Car Challenge. This year's event will have the creative high school students from Ben Barber pitted against teams from across the...

Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces a new integrated bipolar stepper motor driver IC with built-in translator for easy operation. Allegro’s A5985 is designed to operate bipolar stepper motors from full-step up to 1/32 step modes that are selectable by MSx logic inputs. This new device has an output drive capacity of up to 40 V and ±2 A and operates with...